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Siddiqui MH, Singh VP, Jośko IN, Fraceto LF, Peralta-Videa JR. Emerging pollutants and their effects on plants: Present and future challenges, and their solutions. Environ Pollut 2024; 346:123553. [PMID: 38369094 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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- Manzer H Siddiqui
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh-11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211002, India
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobioengineering, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, São Paulo State University, Av. Três de Março, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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Zhao L, Zhou X, Kang Z, Peralta-Videa JR, Zhu YG. Nano-enabled seed treatment: A new and sustainable approach to engineering climate-resilient crops. Sci Total Environ 2024; 910:168640. [PMID: 37989394 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
Abstract
Under a changing climate, keeping the food supply steady for an ever-increasing population will require crop plants adapted to environmental fluctuations. Genetic engineering and genome-editing approaches have been used for developing climate-resilient crops. However, genetically modified crops have yet to be widely accepted, especially for small-scale farmers in low-income countries and some societies. Nano-priming (seed exposure to nanoparticles, NPs) has appeared as an alternative to the abovementioned techniques. This technique improves seed germination speed, promotes seedlings' vigor, and enhances plant tolerance to adverse conditions such as drought, salinity, temperature, and flooding, which may occur under extreme weather conditions. Moreover, nano-enabled seed treatment can increase the disease resistance of crops by boosting immunity, which will reduce the use of pesticides. This unsophisticated, farmer-available, cost-effective, and environment-friendly seed treatment approach may help crop plants fight climate change challenges. This review discusses the previous information about nano-enabled seed treatment for enhancing plant tolerance to abiotic stresses and increasing disease resistance. Current knowledge about the mechanisms underlying nanomaterial-seed interactions is discussed. To conclude, the review includes research questions to address before this technique reaches its full potential.
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- Lijuan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Ningbo Observation and Research Station, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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Chen S, Kang Z, Peralta-Videa JR, Zhao L. Environmental implication of MoS 2 nanosheets: Effects on maize plant growth and soil microorganisms. Sci Total Environ 2023; 860:160362. [PMID: 36427736 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets have been used extensively in a variety of fields including medical and industrial. However, little is known about their toxicity effects, especially to edible plants. In this greenhouse study, maize (Zea mays) seedlings were exposed for 4 weeks, through the soil route, to 10 and 100 mg/kg of 2H MoS2 nanosheets. Plant growth, physiological parameters (chlorophyll, antioxidants, and MDA), along with Mo and nutrient element contents were determined in plant tissues. Results showed that at both doses, the nanosheets decreased plant growth. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry data also showed that both 2H MoS2 concentrations allowed Mo absorption and translocation by maize plants. Additionally, at 100 mg/kg the nanosheets significantly reduced Ca, Mg, Mn, and Zn in leaves, and Na in roots. Gene sequencing data of 16S rRNA showed, that MoS2 nanosheets changed the soil microbial community structure, compared with the untreated control. In addition, nitrogen-fixing microorganisms such as Burkholderiales, Rhizobiales and Xanthobacteraceae were enriched. Overall, the data suggest that, even at low dose (10 mg/kg), the 2H MoS2 nanosheets perturbed both the nutrient uptake by maize plants and the soil microbial communities.
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- Si Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Kamali-Andani N, Fallah S, Peralta-Videa JR, Golkar P. Selenium nanoparticles reduce Ce accumulation in grains and ameliorate yield attributes in mung bean (Vigna radiata) exposed to CeO 2. Environ Pollut 2023; 316:120638. [PMID: 36370974 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Exposure of crops to CeO2 nanoparticles (nCeO2) in agricultural environments impact crop quality and human health. In this regard, the effects of selenium nanoparticles (nSe) on the yield and quality of Vigna radiata (L.) exposed to nCeO2 were investigated. The experiment was carried out as a factorial with two factors: NPs (nCeO2, and nSe) as factor one and concentrations as factor two [(0, 250, 500 and 1000 mg/L nCeO2; 0, 25, 50 and 75 mg/L nSe)]. Nanoparticles were foliar applied to 45-day old mung bean shoot in two steps and one-week interval. At 250-1000 mg/L, nCeO2 increased P, protein and Ce accumulation in grain. Additionally, at 1000 mg/L, the nCeO2, significantly decreased seed number, yield, Fe, and Zn storage in seeds. Conversely, at 25 and 50 mg/L, nSe stimulated the growth and yield of mung bean, and significantly increased P, Fe, Zn, and Se in seeds, but reduced the protein content in seeds. The Se25+Ce250 and Se50+Ce250 significantly increased pod number, seed number, grain weight, yield, Fe, Zn and Se storage in grains. In contrast, the Ce accumulation in seeds decreased in all combination treatments (nCeO2 + nSe) compared to their respective single nCeO2 treatments. Moreover, in the plants exposed to high nCeO2 concentrations, nSe application resulted in undamaged vacuoles, less starch granules' accumulation, significant yield improvement, and elevated Fe, Se, and Zn in seeds. Data suggest that selenium nanoparticles prevent nCeO2 stress in mung bean and improve grain production and quality.
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- Najmeh Kamali-Andani
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Chemistry and Computer Science Building, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran. Research Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Isfahan, University of Technology, Iran
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Sarma H, Narayan M, Peralta-Videa JR, Lam SS. Exploring the significance of nanomaterials and organic amendments - Prospect for phytoremediation of contaminated agroecosystem. Environ Pollut 2022; 308:119601. [PMID: 35709913 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Emerging micro-pollutants have rapidly contaminated the agro-ecosystem, posing serious challenges to a sustainable future. The vast majority of them have infiltrated the soil and damaged agricultural fields and crops after being released from industry. These pollutants and their transformed products are also transported in vast quantities which further exacerbate the damage. Sustainable remediation techniques are warranted for such large amounts of contaminants. As aforementioned, many of them have been detected at very high concentrations in soil and water which adversely affect crop physiology by disrupting different metabolic processes. To combat this situation, nanomaterials and other organic amendments assisted phytoremediation ware considered as a viable alternative. It is a potent synergistic activity between the biological system and the supplied organic or nanomaterial material to eliminate emerging contaminants and micropollutants from crop fields. This can be effectively be applied to degraded crop fields and could potentially embody a green technology for sustainable agriculture.
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- Hemen Sarma
- Bioremediation Technology Research Group, Department of Botany, Bodoland University, Rangalikhata, Deborgaon, Kokrajhar(BTR), Assam, 783370, India; Institutional Biotech Hub, Department of Botany, Nanda Nath Saikia College, Titabar, Assam, 785630, India.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Pyrolysis Technology Research Group, Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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Kamali-Andani N, Fallah S, Peralta-Videa JR, Golkar P. A comprehensive study of selenium and cerium oxide nanoparticles on mung bean: Individual and synergistic effect on photosynthesis pigments, antioxidants, and dry matter accumulation. Sci Total Environ 2022; 830:154837. [PMID: 35346715 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, the interaction effects of CeO2 NPs (250, 500 and 1000 mg L-1) and Se NPs (25, 50 and 75 mg L-1) were evaluated in mung bean (Vigna radiata). Single NPs and their combinations were foliar applied to 45-day old mung bean plants under greenhouse conditions. In each pot, a total volume of 100 mL of NPs suspension was sprayed on the plants shoot in two steps and one-week interval. After 94 days of growth, membrane degradation, antioxidant activity, photosynthetic pigments, and dry matter accumulation were assessed. At 250 and 500 mg CeO2-NPs L-1, there was partial increase of dry matter, stimulated activity of antioxidant enzymes (p ≤ 0.05), and reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, at 1000 mg L-1, CeO2-NPs caused strong accumulation of ROS (p ≤ 0.05), enlargement of starch granules and swelling of chloroplasts. In addition, at such concentration, there was accumulation of starch granules, reduction of photosynthetic pigments, biological nitrogen fixation, chlorosis, and a significant retardation in plant growth, compared with control, (p ≤ 0.05). Combination of Se-NPs (25 and 50 mg L-1) with 250 mg L-1 of CeO2 NPs decreased hydrogen peroxide, improved CAT, Chla, Chlb, and increased dry matter (p ≤ 0.05). At 1000 mg CeO2 NPs L-1, foliar spray of Se-NPs led to Ce accumulation in the cell wall and increased levels of SOD and proline (p ≤ 0.05). Results showed that 25 and 50 mg Se NPs L-1 ameliorate the stress of CeO2 NPs by upregulating photosynthesis pigments, antioxidants, and dry matter accumulation. Therefore, depending on the CeO2 NPs concentration, the mechanisms of Se NPs in modulating CeO2 NPs stress varied; low concentrations of Se NPs may strengthen the metabolism of legumes, and protect them against foliar toxicity of CeO2 NPs in semi-arid ecosystems.
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- Najmeh Kamali-Andani
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Chemistry and Computer Science Building, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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- Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran; Research Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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Rawat S, Cota-Ruiz K, Dou H, Pullagurala VLR, Zuverza-Mena N, White JC, Niu G, Sharma N, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Soil-Weathered CuO Nanoparticles Compromise Foliar Health and Pigment Production in Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea). Environ Sci Technol 2021; 55:13504-13512. [PMID: 33555877 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, spinach plants exposed to fresh/unweathered (UW) or weathered (W) copper compounds in soil were analyzed for growth and nutritional composition. Plants were exposed for 45 days to freshly prepared or soil-aged (35 days) nanoparticulate CuO (nCuO), bulk-scale CuO (bCuO), or CuSO4 at 0 (control), 400, 400, and 40 mg/kg of soil, respectively. Foliar health, gas exchange, pigment content (chlorophyll and carotenoid), catalase and ascorbate peroxidase enzymes, gene expression, and Cu bioaccumulation were evaluated along with SEM imagery for select samples. Foliar biomass was higher in UW control (84%) and in UW ionic treatment (87%), compared to the corresponding W treatments (p ≤ 0.1). Root catalase activity was increased by 110% in UW bCuO treatment as compared to the W counterpart; the value for the W ionic treatment was increased by 2167% compared to the UW counterpart (p ≤ 0.05). At 20 days post-transplantation, W nCuO-exposed plants had ∼56% lower carotenoid content compared to both W control and the UW counterpart (p ≤ 0.05). The findings indicate that over the full life cycle of spinach plant the weathering process significantly deteriorates leaf pigment production under CuO exposure in particular and foliar health in general.
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- Swati Rawat
- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Centre at Dallas, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX-75252, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Centre at Dallas, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX-75252, United States
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- Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101, United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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Borah SN, Goswami L, Sen S, Sachan D, Sarma H, Montes M, Peralta-Videa JR, Pakshirajan K, Narayan M. Selenite bioreduction and biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles by Bacillus paramycoides SP3 isolated from coal mine overburden leachate. Environ Pollut 2021; 285:117519. [PMID: 34380220 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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A native strain of Bacillus paramycoides isolated from the leachate of coal mine overburden rocks was investigated for its potential to produce selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) by biogenic reduction of selenite, one of the most toxic forms of selenium. 16S rDNA sequencing was used to identify the bacterial strain (SP3). The SeNPs were characterized using spectroscopic (UV-Vis absorbance, dynamic light scattering, X-ray diffraction, and Raman), surface charge measurement (zeta potential), and ultramicroscopic (FESEM, EDX, FETEM) analyses. SP3 exhibited extremely high selenite tolerance (1000 mM) and reduced 10 mM selenite under 72 h to produce spherical monodisperse SeNPs with an average size of 149.1 ± 29 nm. FTIR analyses indicated exopolysaccharides coating the surface of SeNPs, which imparted a charge of -29.9 mV (zeta potential). The XRD and Raman spectra revealed the SeNPs to be amorphous. Furthermore, biochemical assays and microscopic studies suggest that selenite was reduced by membrane reductases. This study reports, for the first time, the reduction of selenite and biosynthesis of SeNPs by B. paramycoides, a recently discovered bacterium. The results suggest that B. paramycoides SP3 could be exploited for eco-friendly removal of selenite from contaminated sites with the concomitant biosynthesis of SeNPs.
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- Siddhartha Narayan Borah
- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
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- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, 781035, Assam, India
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- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Botany, N. N. Saikia College, Titabor, 785630, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, 79762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India; Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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Wang Y, Deng C, Cota-Ruiz K, Peralta-Videa JR, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Soil-aged nano titanium dioxide effects on full-grown carrot: Dose and surface-coating dependent improvements on growth and nutrient quality. Sci Total Environ 2021; 774:145699. [PMID: 33609834 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Rutile titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) were weathered in field soil at 0, 100, 200, and 400 mg Ti/kg soil for four months. Two types of nTiO2 with different surface coatings (hydrophilic and hydrophobic), uncoated nTiO2 (pristine), and the untreated control were included. Thereafter, carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) were sown in those soils and grown in a growth chamber for 115 days until full maturity. A comparison was made between this and our previous unaged study, where carrots were treated in the same way in soil with freshly amended nTiO2. The responses of plants depended on the nTiO2 surface coating and concentration. The aged hydrophobic and hydrophilic-coated nTiO2 induced more positive effects on plant development at 400 and 100 mg Ti/kg soil, respectively, compared with control and pristine treatments. Taproot and leaf fresh biomass and plant height were improved by up to 64%, 40%, and 40% compared with control, respectively. Meanwhile, nutrient elements such as Fe in leaves, Mg in taproots, and Ca, Zn, and K in roots were enhanced by up to 66%, 64%, 41, 143% and 46%, respectively. However, the contents of sugar, starch, and some other metal elements in taproots were negatively affected, which may compromise their nutritional quality. Taken together, the overall growth of carrots was benefited by the aged nTiO2 depending on coating and concentration. The aging process served as a potential sustainable strategy to alleviate the phytotoxicity of unweathered nanoparticles.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
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Wang Y, Deng C, Cota-Ruiz K, Tan W, Reyes A, Peralta-Videa JR, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Li C, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Effects of different surface-coated nTiO 2 on full-grown carrot plants: Impacts on root splitting, essential elements, and Ti uptake. J Hazard Mater 2021; 402:123768. [PMID: 33254779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The production and environmental release of surface-modified titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) have increased. Hence, crops may be directly exposed to the nTiO2 in soil. In this study, we grew carrots in soils amended with pristine, hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface-coated nTiO2 at 100, 200, and 400 mg kg-1 until full-plant maturity. The content of Ti in plant secondary roots treated with different nTiO2 at 400 mg kg-1 was in the order of hydrophobic > hydrophilic > pristine treatments, with values of 140.1, 100.5, and 64.3 mg kg-1, respectively. The fresh biomass of the taproot was significantly decreased by all nTiO2 forms at 400 mg kg-1 by up to 56 %, compared to control. Pristine nTiO2 at 100 mg kg-1 enhanced the fresh weight of leaves by 51 % with respect to control. Remarkably, an abnormal increase of taproot splitting was found in plants treated with all nTiO2 forms. In carrots treated with the surface-coated nTiO2, the accumulation of Ca, Mg, Fe, and Zn increased in leaves; but Mg, Mn, and Zn decreased in taproots. These results suggest that future regulation of nTiO2 release into soils should consider its surface coating properties since the phytotoxicity effects depend on nTiO2 outer structure.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX-79968, USA.
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Gomez A, Narayan M, Zhao L, Jia X, Bernal RA, Lopez-Moreno ML, Peralta-Videa JR. Effects of nano-enabled agricultural strategies on food quality: Current knowledge and future research needs. J Hazard Mater 2021; 401:123385. [PMID: 32763688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
It is becoming more feasible to use nano-enabled agricultural products such as nanofertilizers and nanopesticides to improve the efficiency of agrochemical delivery to crop plants. Experimental results have shown that nano-agrochemicals have great potential for reducing the environmental impact of traditional agrochemicals while simultaneously significantly increasing crop production. However, emerging data suggest that nano-enabled products are not only capable of increasing yield, but also result in alterations in crop quality. Variation in proteins, sugars, starch content, as well as in metallic essential elements have been reported. Verbi gratia, albumin, globulin, and prolamin have been significantly increased in rice exposed to CeO2 engineered nanoparticles (ENPs), while CeO2, CuO, and ZnO ENPs have increased Ca, Mg, and P in several crops. Conversely, reductions in Mo and Ni have been reported in cucumber and kidney beans exposed to CeO2 and ZnO engineered nanomaterials, respectively. However, reports on specific effects in human health due to the consumption of agricultural products obtained from plants exposed to nano-agrochemicals are still missing.
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- Alejandra Gomez
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave. El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave. El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave. El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Chemistry Department, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9019, Mayagüez, 00681-9019, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave. El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Bonilla-Bird NJ, Ye Y, Akter T, Valdes-Bracamontes C, Darrouzet-Nardi AJ, Saupe GB, Flores-Marges JP, Ma L, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on two varieties of sweetpotato plants. Plant Physiol Biochem 2020; 154:277-286. [PMID: 32580091 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Little information is available on the interaction of CuO nanoparticles (nCuO) with tuberous roots. In this study, Beauregard-14 (B-14, low lignin) and Covington (COV, high lignin) sweetpotato varieties were cultivated until maturity in soil amended with nCuO, bulk copper oxide (bCuO) and CuCl2 at 25-125 mg/kg. The Cu treatments had no significant influence on chlorophyll content. Gas exchange parameters were not affected in B-14. In COV, however, at 125 mg/kg treatments, bCuO reduced the intercellular CO2 (11%), while CuCl2 increased it by 7%, compared with control (p ≤ 0.035). At 25 mg/kg nCuO increased the length of COV roots (20.7 ± 2.0 cm vs. 14.6 ± 0.8 cm, p ≤ 0.05). In periderm of B-14, nCuO, at 125 mg/kg, increased Mg by 232%, while the equivalent concentration of CuCl2 reduced P by 410%, compared with control (p ≤ 0.05). The data suggest the potential application of nCuO as nanofertilizer for sweetpotato storage root production.
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- N J Bonilla-Bird
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Biological Science Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Plutarco Elias Calles 1210, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, CP, 32310, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, United States.
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Wang Y, Deng C, Cota-Ruiz K, Peralta-Videa JR, Sun Y, Rawat S, Tan W, Reyes A, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Niu G, Li C, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Improvement of nutrient elements and allicin content in green onion (Allium fistulosum) plants exposed to CuO nanoparticles. Sci Total Environ 2020; 725:138387. [PMID: 32298898 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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With the exponential growth of nanomaterial production in the last years, nano copper (Cu)-based compounds are gaining more consideration in agriculture since they can work as pesticides or fertilizers. Chinese scallions (Allium fistulosum), which are characterized by their high content of the antioxidant allicin, were the chosen plants for this study. Spectroscopic and microscopic techniques were used to evaluate the nutrient element, allicin content, and enzyme antioxidant properties of scallion plants. Plants were harvested after growing for 80 days at greenhouse conditions in soil amended with CuO particles [nano (nCuO) and bulk (bCuO)] and CuSO4 at 75-600 mg/kg]. Two-photon microscopy images demonstrated the particulate Cu uptake in nCuO and bCuO treated roots. In plants exposed to 150 mg/kg of the Cu-based compounds, root Cu content was higher in plants treated with nCuO compared with bCuO, CuSO4, and control (p ≤ 0.05). At 150 mg/kg, nCuO increased root Ca (86%), root Fe (71%), bulb Ca (74%), and bulb Mg (108%) content, compared with control (p ≤ 0.05). At the same concentration, bCuO reduced root Ca (67%) and root Mg (33%), compared with control (p ≤ 0.05). At all concentrations, nCuO and CuSO4 increased leaf allicin (56-187% and 42-90%, respectively), compared with control (p ≤ 0.05). The antioxidant enzymes were differentially affected by the Cu-based treatments. Overall, the data showed that nCuO enhances nutrient and allicin contents in scallion, which suggests they might be used as a nanofertilizer for onion production.
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- Yi Wang
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA
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- Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Centre at Dallas, 17360 Coit Road, TX 75252, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA
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- Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Centre at Dallas, 17360 Coit Road, TX 75252, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX-79968, USA.
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Adisa IO, Rawat S, Pullagurala VLR, Dimkpa CO, Elmer WH, White JC, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Nutritional Status of Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum) Fruit Grown in Fusarium-Infested Soil: Impact of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:1986-1997. [PMID: 31986044 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
In this study, the impact of cerium oxide nanoparticles on the nutritional value of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit grown in soil infested with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici was investigated in a greenhouse pot study. Three-week old seedlings of Bonny Best tomato plants were exposed by foliar and soil routes to nanoparticle CeO2 (NP CeO2) and cerium acetate (CeAc) at 0, 50, and 250 mg/L and transplanted into pots containing a soil mixture infested with the Fusarium wilt pathogen. Fruit biomass, water content, diameter, and nutritional content (lycopene, reducing and total sugar) along with elemental composition, including Ce, were evaluated. Fruit Ce concentration was below the detection limit in all treatments. Foliar exposure to NP CeO2 at 250 increased the fruit dry weight (67%) and lycopene content (9%) in infested plants, compared with the infested untreated control. Foliar exposure to CeAc at 50 mg/L reduced fruit fresh weight (46%) and water content (46%) and increased the fruit lycopene content by 11% via root exposure as compared with the untreated infested control. At 250 mg/L, CeAc increased fruit dry weight (94%), compared with the infested untreated control. Total sugar content decreased in fruits of infested plants exposed via roots to NP CeO2 at 50 mg/kg (63%) and 250 mg/kg (54%), CeAc at 50 mg/kg (46%), and foliarly at 50 mg/L (50%) and 250 mg/L (50%), all compared with the infested untreated control. Plants grown in Fusarium-infested soil had decreased fruit dry weight (42%) and lycopene content (17%) and increased total sugar (60%) and Ca content (140%), when compared with the noninfested untreated control (p ≤ 0.05). Overall, the data suggested minimal negative effects of NP CeO2 on the nutritional value of tomato fruit while simultaneously suppressing Fusarium wilt disease.
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- Ishaq O Adisa
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- International Fertilizer Development Center , Muscle Shoals , Alabama 35662 , United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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Zhao L, Zhang H, Wang J, Tian L, Li F, Liu S, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL, White JC, Huang Y, Keller A, Ji R. C60 Fullerols Enhance Copper Toxicity and Alter the Leaf Metabolite and Protein Profile in Cucumber. Environ Sci Technol 2019; 53:2171-2180. [PMID: 30657311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Abiotic and biotic stress induce the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which limit crop production. Little is known about ROS reduction through the application of exogenous scavengers. In this study, C60 fullerol, a free radical scavenger, was foliar applied to three-week-old cucumber plants (1 or 2 mg/plant) before exposure to copper ions (5 mg/plant). Results showed that C60 fullerols augmented Cu toxicity by increasing the influx of Cu ions into cells (170% and 511%, respectively, for 1 and 2 mg of C60 fullerols/plant). We further use metabolomics and proteomics to investigate the mechanism of plant response to C60 fullerols. Metabolomics revealed that C60 fullerols up-regulated antioxidant metabolites including 3-hydroxyflavone, 1,2,4-benzenetriol, and methyl trans-cinnamate, among others, while it down-regulated cell membrane metabolites (linolenic and palmitoleic acid). Proteomics analysis revealed that C60 fullerols up-regulated chloroplast proteins involved in water photolysis (PSII protein), light-harvesting (CAB), ATP production (ATP synthase), pigment fixation (Mg-PPIX), and electron transport ( Cyt b6f). Chlorophyll fluorescence measurement showed that C60 fullerols significantly accelerated the electron transport rate in leaves (13.3% and 9.4%, respectively, for 1 and 2 mg C60 fullerols/plant). The global view of the metabolic pathway network suggests that C60 fullerols accelerated electron transport rate, which induced ROS overproduction in chloroplast thylakoids. Plant activated antioxidant and defense pathways to protect the cell from ROS damaging. The revealed benefit (enhance electron transport) and risk (alter membrane composition) suggest a cautious use of C60 fullerols for agricultural application.
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- Lijuan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , 1037 Luoyu Road , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , 1037 Luoyu Road , Wuhan 430074 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100085 , China
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry , The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) , New Haven , Connecticut 06504 , United States
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106-5131 , United States
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106-5131 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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Cota-Ruiz K, López de Los Santos Y, Hernández-Viezcas JA, Delgado-Rios M, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. A comparative metagenomic and spectroscopic analysis of soils from an international point of entry between the US and Mexico. Environ Int 2019; 123:558-566. [PMID: 30622080 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Paso del Norte region is characterized by its dynamic industries and active agriculture. Throughout the years, urban and agricultural soils from this region have been exposed to xenobiotics, heavy metals, and excess of hydrocarbons. In this study, samples of urban [domestic workshops (DW)] and agricultural-intended (AI) soils from different sites of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico were evaluated for their fertility, element content, and microbial diversity. Chemical analyses showed that nitrites, nitrates, P, K, Mg, and Mn were predominantly higher in AI soils, compared to DW soils (p ≤ 0.05). The composition of soil microbial communities showed that Proteobacteria phylum was the most abundant in both soils (67%, p ≤ 0.05). In AI soils, Paracoccus denitrificans was reduced (p ≤ 0.05), concurring with an increment in nitrates, while the content of nitrogen was negatively correlated with the rhizobium group (r2 = -0.65, p ≤ 0.05). In DW soils, the Firmicutes phylum represented up to ~25%, and the relative abundance of Proteobacteria strongly correlated with a higher Cu content (r2 = 0.99, p ≤ 0.0001). The monotypic genus Sulfuricurvum was found only in oil-contaminated soil samples. Finally, all samples showed the presence of the recently created phylum Candidatus saccharibacteria. These results describe the productivity parameters of AI soils and its correlation to the microbial diversity, which are very important to understand and potentiate the productivity of soils. The data also suggest that soils impacted with hydrocarbons and metal(oid)s allow the reproduction of microorganisms with the potential to alleviate contaminated sites.
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- Keni Cota-Ruiz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; El Colegio de Chihuahua, Calle Partido Díaz 4723 esquina con Anillo Envolvente del PRONAF, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 32310, Mexico
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Anillo envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 32310, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; NSF-ERC Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment Center (NEWT), USA.
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Tamez C, Morelius EW, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey J. Biochemical and physiological effects of copper compounds/nanoparticles on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). Sci Total Environ 2019; 649:554-562. [PMID: 30176466 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The widespread use of copper based nanomaterials has been accompanied by an increasing interest in understanding their potential risks. It is essential to understand the effects of these nanoparticles on edible crops by performing long-term experiments at relevant exposure concentrations. Sugarcane is the source of 70% of the world's sugar supply and the widespread use of refined sugar and the consumption of raw sugarcane can provide a route for nanoparticles to enter the food supply. In order to evaluate the biochemical and physiological effects of copper nanoparticle exposure, sugarcane was grown for one year in soil amended with 20, 40, and 60 mg/kg of Kocide 3000 (a copper based fungicide), copper metal nanoparticles, micro-sized CuO, and CuCl2. The results show that stress indicators such as catalase and ascorbic peroxidase enzymatic activity in the sugarcane plant were activated by all the copper based materials at different concentrations. Sugarcane plants exposed to nearly all copper treatments showed dosage dependent increases in copper concentrations in root tissues. Translocation of copper to aerial tissues was minimal, with copper concentrations not being significantly different from controls. In addition, Chlorophyll A content was higher in plants treated with Kocide 3000 at 20 and 60 mg/kg, μCuO at 20 mg/kg, and CuCl2 at 20 and 60 mg/kg. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the effects of nano-copper compounds in sugarcane crop.
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- C Tamez
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Cota-Ruiz K, Hernández-Viezcas JA, Varela-Ramírez A, Valdés C, Núñez-Gastélum JA, Martínez-Martínez A, Delgado-Rios M, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Toxicity of copper hydroxide nanoparticles, bulk copper hydroxide, and ionic copper to alfalfa plants: A spectroscopic and gene expression study. Environ Pollut 2018; 243:703-712. [PMID: 30228067 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bulk Cu compounds such as Cu(OH)2 are extensively used as pesticides in agriculture. Recent investigations suggest that Cu-based nanomaterials can replace bulk materials reducing the environmental impacts of Cu. In this study, stress responses of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seedlings to Cu(OH)2 nanoparticle or compounds were evaluated. Seeds were immersed in suspension/solutions of a Cu(OH)2 nanoform, bulk Cu(OH)2, CuSO4, and Cu(NO3)2 at 25 and 75 mg/L. Six days later, the germination, seedling growth, and the physiological and biochemical responses of sprouts were evaluated. All Cu treatments significantly reduced root elongation (average = 63%). The ionic compounds at 25 and 75 mg/L caused a reduction in all elements analyzed (Ca, K, Mg, P, Zn, and Mn), excepting for S, Fe and Mo. The bulk-Cu(OH)2 treatment reduced K (48%) and P (52%) at 75 mg/L, but increased Zn at 25 (18%) and 75 (21%) mg/L. The nano-Cu(OH)2 reduced K (46%) and P (48%) at 75 mg/L, and also P (37%) at 25 mg/L, compared with control. Confocal microscopy images showed that all Cu compounds, at 75 mg/L, significantly reduced nitric oxide, concurring with the reduction in root growth. Nano Cu(OH)2 at 25 mg/L upregulated the expression of the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene (1.92-fold), while ionic treatments at 75 mg/L upregulated (∼10-fold) metallothionein (MT) transcripts. Results demonstrated that nano and bulk Cu(OH)2 compounds caused less physiological impairments in comparison to the ionic ones in alfalfa seedlings.
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- Keni Cota-Ruiz
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; El Colegio de Chihuahua, Partido Díaz 4723 esquina con Anillo Envolvente del PRONAF, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 32310, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Anillo envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 32310, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Anillo envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 32310, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Anillo envolvente del PRONAF y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 32310, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
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Reddy Pullagurala VL, Adisa IO, Rawat S, Kalagara S, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. ZnO nanoparticles increase photosynthetic pigments and decrease lipid peroxidation in soil grown cilantro (Coriandrum sativum). Plant Physiol Biochem 2018; 132:120-127. [PMID: 30189415 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The growth of the nanotechnology industry has raised concerns about its environmental impacts. In particular, the effect on terrestrial plants, which are the primary producers of the global food chain, is widely debated. In this study, cilantro plants (Coriandrum sativum) were cultivated for 35 days in soil amended with ZnO nanoparticles (N ZnO), bulk ZnO (B ZnO) and ZnCl2 (ionic/I Zn) at 0-400 mg/kg. Photosynthetic pigments, lipid peroxidation, 1NMR-based metabolic, and ICP-based metallomic profiles were evaluated. All Zn compounds increased the chlorophyll content by at least 50%, compared to control. Only N ZnO at 400 mg/kg decreased lipid peroxidation by 70%. 1NMR data showed that all compounds significantly changed the carbinolic-based compounds, compared with control. Highest root and shoot uptake of Zn was observed at B 400 and I 100, respectively. Results of this study corroborates that N ZnO at a concentration <400 mg/kg improved photosynthesis pigments and the defense response in cilantro plants cultivated in organic soil.
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- Venkata L Reddy Pullagurala
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS), New Haven, CT, 06511, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS), New Haven, CT, 06511, United States.
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Reddy Pullagurala VL, Adisa IO, Rawat S, Kim B, Barrios AC, Medina-Velo IA, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Finding the conditions for the beneficial use of ZnO nanoparticles towards plants-A review. Environ Pollut 2018; 241:1175-1181. [PMID: 30029327 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have a wide range of applications in cosmetics, electrical, and optical industries. The wide range of applications of ZnO NPs, especially in personal care products, suggest they can reach major environmental matrices causing unforeseen effects. Recent literature has shown conflicting findings regarding the beneficial or detrimental effects of ZnO NPs towards terrestrial biota. In this review we carried out a comprehensive survey about beneficial, as well as detrimental aspects, of the ZnO NPs exposure toward various terrestrial plants. A careful scrutiny of the literature indicates that at low concentrations (about 50 mg/kg), ZnO NPs have beneficial effects on plants. Conversely, at concentrations above 500 mg/kg they may have detrimental effects, unless there is a deficiency of Zn in the growing medium. This review also remarks the critical role of the biotic and abiotic factors that may elevate or ameliorate the impact of ZnO NPs in terrestrial plants.
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- Venkata L Reddy Pullagurala
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS), USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, 1901N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA; The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS), USA.
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Apodaca SA, Medina-Velo IA, Lazarski AC, Flores-Margez JP, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Different forms of copper and kinetin impacted element accumulation and macromolecule contents in kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seeds. Sci Total Environ 2018; 636:1534-1540. [PMID: 29913614 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The relationship between engineered nanomaterials and plant biostimulants is unclear. In this study, kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants were grown to maturity (90 days) in soil amended with nano copper (nCu), bulk copper (bCu), or copper chloride (CuCl2) at 0, 50, or 100 mg kg-1, then watered with 0, 10, or 100 μM of kinetin (KN). Seeds were harvested and analyzed via ICP-OES and biochemical assays. While seed production was largely unaffected, nutritional value was significantly impacted. Accumulation of Cu was enhanced by 5-10% from controls by Cu-based treatments. Fe was the only macro/microelement significantly altered by nCu, which was ~29% lower than seeds from untreated plants. All forms of Cu combined with 10 μM KN reduced Mg from 9 to 12%. Application of KN plus bCu or CuCl2 elevated concentrations of Mn (31-41%) and S (19-22%), respectively. Protein content of seeds was stimulated (11-12%) by bCu, on average, and depressed by CuCl2 + KN (up to 22%). Variations in sugar and starch content were insignificant, compared to controls. Our results indicate that the interaction Cu × KN significantly altered the nutritional value of common beans, which has potential implications to agricultural practices incorporating Cu as either a pesticide or fertilizer.
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- Suzanne A Apodaca
- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso 79968, TX, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso 79968, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso 79968, TX, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso 79968, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso 79968, TX, United States
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- Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Departamento de Química y Biología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Anillo envolvente PRONAF y Estocolmo, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 32310, Mexico
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso 79968, TX, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso 79968, TX, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso 79968, TX, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso 79968, TX, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso 79968, TX, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso 79968, TX, United States.
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Tan W, Du W, Darrouzet-Nardi AJ, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Ye Y, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Effects of the exposure of TiO 2 nanoparticles on basil (Ocimum basilicum) for two generations. Sci Total Environ 2018; 636:240-248. [PMID: 29705436 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
There is a lack of information about the transgenerational effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-TiO2) in plants. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of successive exposure of nano-TiO2 with different surface properties to basil (Ocimum basilicum). Seeds from plants exposed or re-exposed to pristine, hydrophobic, or hydrophilic nano-TiO2 were cultivated for 65 days in soil unamended or amended with 750 mg·kg-1 of the respective particles. Plant growth, concentration of titanium and essential elements, as well as content of carbohydrates and chlorophyll were evaluated. There were no differences on Ti concentration in roots of plants sequentially exposed to pristine or hydrophobic nano-TiO2, or in roots of plants exposed to the corresponding particle, only in the second cycle. However, sequential exposure to hydrophilic particles resulted in 65.2% less Ti in roots, compared to roots of plants exposed the same particles, only in the second cycle. The Ti concentrations in shoots were similar in all treatments. On the other hand, pristine and hydrophilic particles reduced Mg in root by 115% and 81%, respectively, while pristine and hydrophobic particles reduced Ni in shoot by 84% and 75%, respectively, compared to unexposed plants in both cycles. Sequential exposure to pristine nano-TiO2 increased stomatal conductance (214%, p ≤ 0.10), compared to plants that were never exposed. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic nano-TiO2 reduced chlorophyll b (52%) and total chlorophyll (30%) but increased total sugar (186%) and reducing sugar (145%), compared to unexposed plants in both cycles. Sequential exposure to hydrophobic or hydrophilic nano-TiO2 resulted in more adverse effects on photosynthesis but in positive effects on plant growth, compared to pristine nano-TiO2.
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- Wenjuan Tan
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Biological Sciences Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Pullagurala VLR, Rawat S, Adisa IO, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Plant uptake and translocation of contaminants of emerging concern in soil. Sci Total Environ 2018; 636:1585-1596. [PMID: 29913619 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
The advent of industrialization has led to the discovery of a wide range of chemicals designed for multiple uses including plant protection. However, after use, most of the chemicals and their derivatives end up in soil and water, interacting with living organisms. Plants, which are primary producers, are intentionally or unintentionally exposed to several chemicals, serving as a vehicle for the transfer of products into the food chain. Although the exposure of pesticides towards plants has been witnessed over a long time in agricultural production, other chemicals have attracted attention very recently. In this review, we carried out a comprehensive overview of the plant uptake capacity of various contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) in soil, such as pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, perfluorinated compounds, pharmaceutical and personal care products, and engineered nanomaterials. The uptake pathways and overall impacts of these chemicals are highlighted. According to the literature, bioaccumulation of CEC in the root part is higher than in aerial parts. Furthermore, various factors such as plant species, pollutant type, and microbial interactions influence the overall uptake. Lastly, environmental factors such as soil erosion and temperature can also affect the CEC bioavailability towards plants.
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- Venkata L Reddy Pullagurala
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
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Bonilla-Bird NJ, Paez A, Reyes A, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Li C, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Two-Photon Microscopy and Spectroscopy Studies to Determine the Mechanism of Copper Oxide Nanoparticle Uptake by Sweetpotato Roots during Postharvest Treatment. Environ Sci Technol 2018; 52:9954-9963. [PMID: 30063828 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The interaction of engineered nanoparticles with plant tissues is still not well understood. There is a lack of information about the effects of curing (postharvest treatment) and lignin content on copper uptake by sweetpotato roots exposed to copper-based nanopesticides. In this study, Beauregard-14 (lower lignin) and Covington (higher lignin) varieties were exposed to CuO nanoparticles (nCuO), bulk CuO (bCuO), and CuCl2 at 0, 25, 75, and 125 mg/L. Cured and uncured roots were submerged into copper suspensions/solutions for 30 min. Subsequently, root segments were sliced for imaging with a 2-photon microscope, while other root portions were severed into periderm, cortex, perimedulla, and medulla. They were individually digested and analyzed for Cu content by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy. Microscopy images showed higher fluorescence in periderm and cortex of roots exposed to nCuO, compared with bCuO. At 25 mg/L, only bCuO showed higher Cu concentration in the periderm and cortex of Beauregard-14 (2049 mg/kg and 76 mg/kg before curing; 6769 mg/kg and 354 mg/kg after curing, respectively) and in cortex of Covington (692 mg/kg before curing and 110 mg/kg after curing) compared with controls ( p ≤ 0.05). In medulla, the most internal tissue, only Beauregard-14 exposed to 125 mg bCuO/L showed significantly ( p ≤ 0.05) more Cu before curing (17 mg/kg) and after curing (28 mg/kg), compared with control. This research has shown that the 2-photon microscope can be used to determine CuO particles in nondyed plant tissues. The lack of Cu increase in perimedulla and medulla, even in roots exposed to high CuO concentrations (125 mg/L), suggests that nCuO may represent a good alternative to protect and increase the shelf life of sweetpotato roots, without exposing consumers to excess Cu.
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- N J Bonilla-Bird
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso ; 500 West University Avenue El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Department of Physics , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Department of Physics , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at El Paso ; 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Department of Physics , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso ; 500 West University Avenue El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at El Paso ; 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso ; 500 West University Avenue El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at El Paso ; 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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Zhang H, Du W, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL, White JC, Keller A, Guo H, Ji R, Zhao L. Metabolomics Reveals How Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus) Reprograms Metabolites To Cope with Silver Ions and Silver Nanoparticle-Induced Oxidative Stress. Environ Sci Technol 2018; 52:8016-8026. [PMID: 29898596 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Due to their well-known antifungal activity, the intentional use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as sustainable nanofungicides is expected to increase in agriculture. However, the impacts of AgNPs on plants must be critically evaluated to guarantee their safe use in food production. In this study, 4-week-old cucumber ( Cucumis sativus) plants received a foliar application of AgNPs (4 or 40 mg/plant) or Ag+ (0.04 or 0.4 mg/plant) for 7 days. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)=based nontarget metabolomics enabled the identification and quantification of 268 metabolites in cucumber leaves. Multivariate analysis revealed that all the treatments significantly altered the metabolite profile. Exposure to AgNPs resulted in metabolic reprogramming, including activation of antioxidant defense systems (upregulation of phenolic compounds) and downregulation of photosynthesis (upregulation of phytol). Additionally, AgNPs enhanced respiration (upregulation of tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates), inhibited photorespiration (downregulation of glycine/serine ratio), altered membrane properties (upregulation of pentadecanoic and arachidonic acids, downregulation of linoleic and linolenic acids), and reduced inorganic nitrogen fixation (downregulation of glutamine and asparagine). Although Ag ions induced some of the same metabolic changes, alterations in the levels of carbazole, lactulose, raffinose, citraconic acid, lactamide, acetanilide, and p-benzoquinone were AgNP-specific. The results of this study offer new insight into the molecular mechanisms by which cucumber responds to AgNP exposure and provide important information to support the sustainable use of AgNPs in agriculture.
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- Huiling Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue, El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue, El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry , The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , New Haven , Connecticut 06504 , United States
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- Bren School of Environmental Science & Management , University of California , Santa Barbara , California 93106-5131 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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Adisa IO, Reddy Pullagurala VL, Rawat S, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Dimkpa CO, Elmer WH, White JC, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Role of Cerium Compounds in Fusarium Wilt Suppression and Growth Enhancement in Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum). J Agric Food Chem 2018; 66:5959-5970. [PMID: 29856619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The use of nanoparticles in plant protection may reduce pesticide usage and contamination and increase food security. In this study, three-week-old Solanum lycopersicum seedlings were exposed, by root or foliar pathways, to CeO2 nanoparticles and cerium acetate at 50 and 250 mg/L prior to transplant into sterilized soil. One week later, the soil was inoculated with the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (1 g/kg), and the plants were cultivated to maturity in a greenhouse. Disease severity, biomass/yield, and biochemical and physiological parameters were analyzed in harvested plants. Disease severity was significantly reduced by 250 mg/L of nano-CeO2 and CeAc applied to the soil (53% and 35%, respectively) or foliage (57% and 41%, respectively), compared with non-treated infested controls. Overall, the findings show that nano-CeO2 has potential to suppress Fusarium wilt and improve the chlorophyll content in tomato plants.
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- Ishaq O Adisa
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS) , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- International Fertilizer Development Center , Muscle, Shoals , Alabama 35662 , United States
- The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS) , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS) , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS) , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- The Center for Nanotechnology and Agricultural Pathogen Suppression (CeNAPS) , New Haven , Connecticut 06511 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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Tan W, Gao Q, Deng C, Wang Y, Lee WY, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Foliar Exposure of Cu(OH) 2 Nanopesticide to Basil ( Ocimum basilicum): Variety-Dependent Copper Translocation and Biochemical Responses. J Agric Food Chem 2018; 66:3358-3366. [PMID: 29558120 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this study, low and high anthocyanin basil ( Ocimum basilicum) varieties (LAV and HAV) were sprayed with 4.8 mg Cu/per pot from Cu(OH)2 nanowires, Cu(OH)2 bulk (CuPro), or CuSO4 and cultivated for 45 days. In both varieties, significantly higher Cu was determined in leaves of CuSO4 exposed plants (691 and 672.6 mg/kg for LAV and HAV, respectively); however, only in roots of HAV, Cu was higher, compared to control ( p ≤ 0.05). Nanowires increased n-decanoic, dodecanoic, octanoic, and nonanoic acids in LAV, but reduced n-decanoic, dodecanoic, octanoic, and tetradecanoic acids in HAV, compared with control. In HAV, all compounds reduced eugenol (87%), 2-methylundecanal (71%), and anthocyanin (3%) ( p ≤ 0.05). In addition, in all plant tissues, of both varieties, nanowires and CuSO4 reduced Mn, while CuPro increased chlorophyll contents, compared with controls ( p ≤ 0.05). Results suggest that the effects of Cu(OH)2 pesticides are variety- and compound-dependent.
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- Wenjuan Tan
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
- Chemistry Department , The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Avenue , El Paso , Texas 79968 , United States
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Du W, Tan W, Yin Y, Ji R, Peralta-Videa JR, Guo H, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Differential effects of copper nanoparticles/microparticles in agronomic and physiological parameters of oregano (Origanum vulgare). Sci Total Environ 2018; 618:306-312. [PMID: 29131998 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effects of metallic copper nanoparticles (nCu) in plants are not well understood. In this study, soil grown oregano (Origanum vulgare) was exposed for 60days to nCu and Cu microparticles (μCu) at 0-200mgCu/kg. At harvest, Cu accumulation, biomass production, nutrient composition, and Cu fractions in soil were measured. Except for μCu at 50mg/kg, both nCu and μCu increased root Cu (28.4-116.0%) and shoot Cu (83.0-163.0% and 225.4-652.5%, respectively), compared with control. Copper accumulation from μCu increased as the external μCu increased. nCu and μCu did not affect shoot length, malondialdehyde, or chlorophyll, but increased water content (6.9-12.5%) and reduced shoot biomass (21.6-58.5%), compared with control. In addition, at 50mg/kg, μCu decreased root biomass and length (48.6% and 20.5%, respectively) and water content (1.8% and 3.9% at 100 and 200mg/kg, respectively). All treatments modified root and shoot Ca, Fe, Mg, and Mn (p≤0.05). Additionally, all Cu treatments decreased starch (33.9-58.5%), total sugar (39.5-55.7%), and reducing sugar (13.6-33.9%) in leaves. Results showed that metallic Cu nanoparticles/microparticles affected agronomical and physiological parameters in oregano, which could impact human nutrition. However, smaller size particles do not necessarily imply greater toxicity.
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- Wenchao Du
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Apodaca SA, Tan W, Dominguez OE, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Physiological and biochemical effects of nanoparticulate copper, bulk copper, copper chloride, and kinetin in kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants. Sci Total Environ 2017; 599-600:2085-2094. [PMID: 28558431 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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It is essential to understand the interactions of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) with additives used in agriculture and their impacts on crop plants. In this study, kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants were grown in potting soil amended with either nano copper (nCu), bulk copper (bCu), or copper chloride (CuCl2) at 0, 50, and 100mg/kg, combined with 0, 10, or 100μM of kinetin (KN). Plant growth, Cu, micro and macroelement concentrations, chlorophyll content, and enzymatic activity were examined in 55-day old plants. Results showed that root Cu content was at least 10-fold higher, compared to other tissues. Accumulation of Cu in roots was decreased by 100μM KN up to 25%. A concentration-dependent increase of Cu content in leaves by Cu×KN was observed. Chlorophyll production was diminished by CuCl2+KN between 22 and 30%, showing a hormetic response. Catalase activity was repressed by 65% to 82% in bCu and CuCl2 treatments. From all essential elements, Ca, Mn, and P were reduced by 33% to 97% in bCu, CuCl2, and CuCl2+KN treatments. However, this did not impact stem elongation and tissue biomass that increased up to 55% under exposure to bCu and CuCl2. Our results demonstrate that KN combined with ionic Cu could have negative implications in kidney bean plants, since this combination impacted chlorophyll production and nutrient element accumulation.
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- Suzanne A Apodaca
- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Biology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Ochoa L, Medina-Velo IA, Barrios AC, Bonilla-Bird NJ, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Modulation of CuO nanoparticles toxicity to green pea (Pisum sativum Fabaceae) by the phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid. Sci Total Environ 2017; 598:513-524. [PMID: 28448940 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The response of plants to copper oxide nanoparticles (nano-CuO) in presence of exogenous phytohormones is unknown. In this study, green pea (Pisum sativum) plants were cultivated to full maturity in soil amended with nano-CuO (10-100nm, 74.3% Cu), bulk-CuO (bCuO, 100-10,000nm, 79.7% Cu), and CuCl2 at 50 and 100mg/kg and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) at 10 and 100μM. Results showed that IAA at 10 and 100μM, averaged over all Cu treatments, reduced the number of plants by ~23% and ~34%, respectively. IAA at 10μM, nano-CuO at 50mg/kg, b-CuO at 50mg/kg, and CuCl2 at 100mg/kg reduced pod biomass by about 50%. Although some combinations of IAA, mainly at 100μM, with the Cu compounds altered nutrient accumulation in tissues, none of them affected pod elements. Conversely, without IAA, nano-CuO at 50mg/kg, increased pod Fe and Ni by 258% and 325%, respectively, while bCuO at 100mg/kg increased pod Ni by 275%, compared with control. With IAA at 10μM, nano-CuO (100mg/kg) and bCuO (50mg/kg) increased stem Cu by ~84% and ~78%. When IAA increased to 100μM, nano-CuO and bCuO reduced stem Ca by 32% and 37%, and Mg by ~35%. Results suggest that both the nano-CuO and bCuO could improve the nutritional quality of pea pods, while exogenous IAA combined with Cu-based compounds could impact green pea production since these treatments reduced the number of plants and pod biomass.
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- Loren Ochoa
- Environmental Science Master's Program, Geology Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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López-Moreno ML, de la Rosa G, Cruz-Jiménez G, Castellano L, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on corn seedlings at different temperatures; X-ray absorption spectroscopy and ICP/OES studies. Microchem J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Medina-Velo IA, Barrios AC, Zuverza-Mena N, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Chang CH, Ji Z, Zink JI, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Comparison of the effects of commercial coated and uncoated ZnO nanomaterials and Zn compounds in kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants. J Hazard Mater 2017; 332:214-222. [PMID: 28359954 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants were grown for 45 days in soil amended with either uncoated (Z-COTE®) and coated (Z-COTE HP1®) ZnO nanomaterials (NMs), bulk ZnO and ZnCl2, at 0-500mg/kg. At harvest, growth parameters, chlorophyll, and essential elements were determined. None of the treatments affected germination and pod production, and only ZnCl2 at 250 and 500mg/kg reduced relative chlorophyll content by 34% and 46%, respectively. While Z-COTE® did not produce phenotypic changes, Z-COTE HP1®, at all concentrations, increased root length (∼44%) and leaf length (∼13%) compared with control. Bulk ZnO reduced root length (53%) at 62.5mg/kg and ZnCl2 reduced leaf length (16%) at 125mg/kg. Z-COTE®, at 125mg/kg, increased Zn by 203%, 139%, and 76% in nodules, stems, and leaves, respectively; while at the same concentration, Z-COTE HP1® increased Zn by 89%, 97%, and 103% in roots, stems, and leaves, respectively. At 125mg/kg, Z-COTE HP1® increased root S (65%) and Mg (65%), while Z-COTE® increased stem B (122%) and Mn (73%). Bulk ZnO and ZnCl2 imposed more toxicity to kidney bean than the NMs, since they reduced root and leaf elongation, respectively, and the concentration of several essential elements in tissues.
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- Illya A Medina-Velo
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Tan W, Du W, Barrios AC, Armendariz R, Zuverza-Mena N, Ji Z, Chang CH, Zink JI, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Surface coating changes the physiological and biochemical impacts of nano-TiO 2 in basil (Ocimum basilicum) plants. Environ Pollut 2017; 222:64-72. [PMID: 28069370 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Little is known about the effects of surface coating on the interaction of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) with plants. In this study, basil (Ocimum basilicum) was cultivated for 65 days in soil amended with unmodified, hydrophobic (coated with aluminum oxide and dimethicone), and hydrophilic (coated with aluminum oxide and glycerol) titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-TiO2) at 125, 250, 500, and 750 mg nano-TiO2 kg-1 soil. ICP-OES/MS, SPAD meter, and UV/Vis spectrometry were used to determine Ti and essential elements in tissues, relative chlorophyll content, carbohydrates, and antioxidant response, respectively. Compared with control, hydrophobic and hydrophilic nano-TiO2 significantly reduced seed germination by 41% and 59%, respectively, while unmodified and hydrophobic nano-TiO2 significantly decreased shoot biomass by 31% and 37%, respectively (p ≤ 0.05). Roots exposed to hydrophobic particles at 750 mg kg-1 had 87% and 40% more Ti than the pristine and hydrophilic nano-TiO2; however, no differences were found in shoots. The three types of particles affected the homeostasis of essential elements: at 500 mg kg-1, unmodified particles increased Cu (104%) and Fe (90%); hydrophilic increased Fe (90%); while hydrophobic increased Mn (339%) but reduced Ca (71%), Cu (58%), and P (40%). However, only hydrophobic particles significantly reduced root elongation by 53%. Unmodified, hydrophobic, and hydrophilic particles significantly reduced total sugar by 39%, 38%, and 66%, respectively, compared with control. Moreover, unmodified particles significantly decreased reducing sugar (34%), while hydrophobic particles significantly reduced starch (35%). Although the three particles affected basil plants, coated particles impacted the most its nutritional quality, since they altered more essential elements, starch, and reducing sugars.
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- Wenjuan Tan
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210046, China
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
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- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Du W, Gardea-Torresdey JL, Xie Y, Yin Y, Zhu J, Zhang X, Ji R, Gu K, Peralta-Videa JR, Guo H. Elevated CO 2 levels modify TiO 2 nanoparticle effects on rice and soil microbial communities. Sci Total Environ 2017; 578:408-416. [PMID: 27838053 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Evidence suggests that CO2 modifies the behavior of nanomaterials. Thus, in a few decades, plants might be exposed to additional stress if atmospheric levels of CO2 and the environmental burden of nanomaterials increase at the current pace. Here, we used a full-size free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) system in farm fields to investigate the effect of elevated CO2 levels on phytotoxicity and microbial toxicity of nTiO2 (0, 50, and 200mgkg-1) in a paddy soil system. Results show that nTiO2 did not induce visible signs of toxicity in rice plants cultivated at the ambient CO2 level (370μmolmol-1), but under the high CO2 concentration (570μmolmol-1) nTiO2 significantly reduced rice biomass by 17.9% and 22.1% at 50mgkg-1 and 200mgkg-1, respectively, and grain yield by 20.8% and 44.1% at 50mgkg-1 and 200mgkg-1, respectively. In addition, at the high CO2 concentration, nTiO2 at 200mgkg-1 increased accumulation of Ca, Mg, Mn, P, Zn, and Ti by 22.5%, 16.8%, 29.1%, 7.4%, 15.7% and 8.6%, respectively, but reduced fat and total sugar by 11.2% and 25.5%, respectively, in grains. Such conditions also changed the functional composition of soil microbial communities, alerting specific phyla of bacteria and the diversity and richness of protista. Overall, this study suggests that increases in CO2 levels would modify the effects of nTiO2 on the nutritional quality of crops and function of soil microbial communities, with unknown implications for future economics and human health.
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- Wenchao Du
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China.
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Zuverza-Mena N, Martínez-Fernández D, Du W, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Bonilla-Bird N, López-Moreno ML, Komárek M, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Exposure of engineered nanomaterials to plants: Insights into the physiological and biochemical responses-A review. Plant Physiol Biochem 2017; 110:236-264. [PMID: 27289187 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Recent investigations show that carbon-based and metal-based engineered nanomaterials (ENMs), components of consumer goods and agricultural products, have the potential to build up in sediments and biosolid-amended agricultural soils. In addition, reports indicate that both carbon-based and metal-based ENMs affect plants differently at the physiological, biochemical, nutritional, and genetic levels. The toxicity threshold is species-dependent and responses to ENMs are driven by a series of factors including the nanomaterial characteristics and environmental conditions. Effects on the growth, physiological and biochemical traits, production and food quality, among others, have been reported. However, a complete understanding of the dynamics of interactions between plants and ENMs is not clear enough yet. This review presents recent publications on the physiological and biochemical effects that commercial carbon-based and metal-based ENMs have in terrestrial plants. This document focuses on crop plants because of their relevance in human nutrition and health. We have summarized the mechanisms of interaction between plants and ENMs as well as identified gaps in knowledge for future investigations.
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- Nubia Zuverza-Mena
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX, USA; Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagu¨ez, Mayagu¨ez, PR 00680, USA
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- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
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Barrios AC, Medina-Velo IA, Zuverza-Mena N, Dominguez OE, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Nutritional quality assessment of tomato fruits after exposure to uncoated and citric acid coated cerium oxide nanoparticles, bulk cerium oxide, cerium acetate and citric acid. Plant Physiol Biochem 2017; 110:100-107. [PMID: 27117792 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Little is known about the effects of surface modification on the interaction of nanoparticles (NPs) with plants. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants were cultivated in potting soil amended with bare and citric acid coated nanoceria (nCeO2, nCeO2+CA), cerium acetate (CeAc), bulk cerium oxide (bCeO2) and citric acid (CA) at 0-500 mg kg-1. Fruits were collected year-round until the harvesting time (210 days). Results showed that nCeO2+CA at 62.5, 250 and 500 mg kg-1 reduced dry weight by 54, 57, and 64% and total sugar by 84, 78, and 81%. At 62.5, 125, and 500 mg kg-1 nCeO2+CA decreased reducing sugar by 63, 75, and 52%, respectively and at 125 mg kg-1 reduced starch by 78%, compared to control. The bCeO2 at 250 and 500 mg kg-1, increased reducing sugar by 67 and 58%. In addition, when compared to controls, nCeO2 at 500 mg kg-1 reduced B (28%), Fe (78%), Mn (33%), and Ca (59%). At 125 mg kg-1 decreased Al by 24%; while nCeO2+CA at 125 and 500 mg kg-1 increased B by 33%. On the other hand, bCeO2 at 62.5 mg kg-1 increased Ca (267%), but at 250 mg kg-1 reduced Cu (52%), Mn (33%), and Mg (58%). Fruit macromolecules were mainly affected by nCeO2+CA, while nutritional elements by nCeO2; however, all Ce treatments altered, in some way, the nutritional quality of tomato fruit. To our knowledge, this is the first study comparing effects of uncoated and coated nanoceria on tomato fruit quality.
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- Ana Cecilia Barrios
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Peralta-Videa JR, Sahi SV. Editorial. Plant Physiol Biochem 2017; 110:1. [PMID: 28040154 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY USA.
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Medina-Velo IA, Adisa I, Tamez C, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Effects of Surface Coating on the Bioactivity of Metal-Based Engineered Nanoparticles: Lessons Learned from Higher Plants. Bioactivity of Engineered Nanoparticles 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5864-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Du W, Tan W, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL, Ji R, Yin Y, Guo H. Interaction of metal oxide nanoparticles with higher terrestrial plants: Physiological and biochemical aspects. Plant Physiol Biochem 2017; 110:210-225. [PMID: 27137632 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Multiple applications of metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) could result in their accumulation in soil, threatening higher terrestrial plants. Several reports have shown the effects of MONPs on plants. In this review, we analyze the most recent reports about the physiological and biochemical responses of plants to stress imposed by MONPs. Findings demonstrate that MONPs may be taken up and accumulated in plant tissues causing adverse or beneficial effects on seed germination, seedling elongation, photosynthesis, antioxidative stress response, agronomic, and yield characteristics. Given the importance of determining the potential risks of MONPs on crops and other terrestrial higher plants, research questions about field long-term conditions, transgenernational phytotoxicity, genotype specific sensitivity, and combined pollution problems should be considered.
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- Wenchao Du
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China.
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Tassi E, Giorgetti L, Morelli E, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL, Barbafieri M. Physiological and biochemical responses of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) exposed to nano-CeO 2 and excess boron: Modulation of boron phytotoxicity. Plant Physiol Biochem 2017; 110:50-58. [PMID: 27665987 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Little is known about the interaction of nanoparticles (NPs) with soil constituents and their effects in plants. Boron (B), an essential micronutrient that reduces crop production at both deficiency and excess, has not been investigated with respect to its interaction with cerium oxide NPs (nano-CeO2). Considering conflicting results on the nano-CeO2 toxicity and protective role as antioxidant, their possible modulation on B toxicity in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) was investigated. Sunflower was cultivated for 30 days in garden pots containing original or B-spiked soil amended with nano-CeO2 at 0-800 mg kg-1. At harvest, Ce and B concentrations in tissues, biomass, and activities of stress enzymes in leaves were determined. Results showed that in the original soil, Ce accumulated mainly in roots, with little translocation to stems and leaves, while reduced root Ce was observed in plants from B-spiked soil. In the original soil, higher levels of nano-CeO2 reduced plant B concentration. Although morphological effects were not visible, changes in biomass and oxidative stress response were observed. Sunflower leaves from B-spiked soil showed visible symptoms of B toxicity, such as necrosis and chlorosis in old leaves, as well as an increase of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. However, at high nano-CeO2 level, SOD activity decreased reaching values similar to that of the control. This study has shown that nano-CeO2 reduced both the B nutritional status of sunflower in original soil and the B phytotoxicity in B-spiked soil.
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- E Tassi
- Institute of Ecosystem Studies, National Research Council (ISE-CNR), Via Moruzzi, 1 - 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council (IBBA-CNR), Via Moruzzi, 1 - 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Biophysics Institute, National Research Council (IBF-CNR), Via Moruzzi, 1 - 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Institute of Ecosystem Studies, National Research Council (ISE-CNR), Via Moruzzi, 1 - 56124, Pisa, Italy
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Majumdar S, Peralta-Videa JR, Trujillo-Reyes J, Sun Y, Barrios AC, Niu G, Margez JPF, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Soil organic matter influences cerium translocation and physiological processes in kidney bean plants exposed to cerium oxide nanoparticles. Sci Total Environ 2016; 569-570:201-211. [PMID: 27343939 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Soil organic matter plays a major role in determining the fate of the engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in the soil matrix and effects on the residing plants. In this study, kidney bean plants were grown in soils varying in organic matter content and amended with 0-500mg/kg cerium oxide nanoparticles (nano-CeO2) under greenhouse condition. After 52days of exposure, cerium accumulation in tissues, plant growth and physiological parameters including photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids), net photosynthesis rate, transpiration rate, and stomatal conductance were recorded. Additionally, catalase and ascorbate peroxidase activities were measured to evaluate oxidative stress in the tissues. The translocation factor of cerium in the nano-CeO2 exposed plants grown in organic matter enriched soil (OMES) was twice as the plants grown in low organic matter soil (LOMS). Although the leaf cover area increased by 65-111% with increasing nano-CeO2 concentration in LOMS, the effect on the physiological processes were inconsequential. In OMES leaves, exposure to 62.5-250mg/kg nano-CeO2 led to an enhancement in the transpiration rate and stomatal conductance, but to a simultaneous decrease in carotenoid contents by 25-28%. Chlorophyll a in the OMES leaves also decreased by 27 and 18% on exposure to 125 and 250mg/kg nano-CeO2. In addition, catalase activity increased in LOMS stems, and ascorbate peroxidase increased in OMES leaves of nano-CeO2 exposed plants, with respect to control. Thus, this study provides clear evidence that the properties of the complex soil matrix play decisive roles in determining the fate, bioavailability, and biological transport of ENMs in the environment.
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- Sanghamitra Majumdar
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Texas AgriLife Research Center at El Paso, Texas A&M University System, 1380 A & M Circle, El Paso, TX 79927, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Texas AgriLife Research Center at El Paso, Texas A&M University System, 1380 A & M Circle, El Paso, TX 79927, USA
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- Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Departamento de Química y Biología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Anillo envolvente PRONAF y Estocolmo, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 32310, México
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), El Paso, TX, USA.
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Reddy PVL, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Lessons learned: Are engineered nanomaterials toxic to terrestrial plants? Sci Total Environ 2016; 568:470-479. [PMID: 27314900 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The expansion of nanotechnology and its ubiquitous applications has fostered unavoidable interaction between engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) and plants. Recent research has shown ambiguous results with regard to the impact of ENMs in plants. On one hand, there are reports that show hazardous effects, while on the other hand, some reports highlight positive effects. This uncertainty whether the ENMs are primarily hazardous or whether they have a potential for propitious impact on plants, has raised questions in the scientific community. In this review, we tried to demystify this ambiguity by citing various exposure studies of different ENMs (nano-Ag, nano-Au, nano-Si, nano-CeO2, nano-TiO2, nano-CuO, nano-ZnO, and CNTs, among others) and their effects on various groups of plant families. After scrutinizing the most recent literature, it seems that the divergence in the research results may be possibly attributed to multiple factors such as ENM properties, plant species, soil dynamics, and soil microbial community. The analysis of the literature also suggests that there is a knowledge gap on the effects of ENMs towards changes in color, texture, shape, and nutritional aspects on ENM exposed plants.
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- P Venkata Laxma Reddy
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West Univ. Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
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Barrios AC, Rico CM, Trujillo-Reyes J, Medina-Velo IA, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Effects of uncoated and citric acid coated cerium oxide nanoparticles, bulk cerium oxide, cerium acetate, and citric acid on tomato plants. Sci Total Environ 2016; 563-564:956-64. [PMID: 26672385 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Little is known about the physiological and biochemical responses of plants exposed to surface modified nanomaterials. In this study, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants were cultivated for 210days in potting soil amended with uncoated and citric acid coated cerium oxide nanoparticles (nCeO2, CA+nCeO2) bulk cerium oxide (bCeO2), and cerium acetate (CeAc). Millipore water (MPW), and citric acid (CA) were used as controls. Physiological and biochemical parameters were measured. At 500mg/kg, both the uncoated and CA+nCeO2 increased shoot length by ~9 and ~13%, respectively, while bCeO2 and CeAc decreased shoot length by ~48 and ~26%, respectively, compared with MPW (p≤0.05). Total chlorophyll, chlo-a, and chlo-b were significantly increased by CA+nCeO2 at 250mg/kg, but reduced by bCeO2 at 62.5mg/kg, compared with MPW. At 250 and 500mg/kg, nCeO2 increased Ce in roots by 10 and 7 times, compared to CA+nCeO2, but none of the treatments affected the Ce concentration in above ground tissues. Neither nCeO2 nor CA+nCeO2 affected the homeostasis of nutrient elements in roots, stems, and leaves or catalase and ascorbate peroxidase in leaves. CeAc at 62.5 and 125mg/kg increased B (81%) and Fe (174%) in roots, while at 250 and 500mg/kg, increased Ca in stems (84% and 86%, respectively). On the other hand, bCeO2 at 62.5 increased Zn (152%) but reduced P (80%) in stems. Only nCeO2 at 62.5mg/kg produced higher total number of tomatoes, compared with control and the rest of the treatments. The surface coating reduced Ce uptake by roots but did not affect its translocation to the aboveground organs. In addition, there was no clear effect of surface coating on fruit production. To our knowledge, this is the first study comparing the effects of coated and uncoated nCeO2 on tomato plants.
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- Ana Cecilia Barrios
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Hong J, Wang L, Sun Y, Zhao L, Niu G, Tan W, Rico CM, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Foliar applied nanoscale and microscale CeO2 and CuO alter cucumber (Cucumis sativus) fruit quality. Sci Total Environ 2016; 563-564:904-11. [PMID: 26351199 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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There is lack of information about the effects of foliar applied nanoparticles on fruit quality. In this study, three week-old soil grown cucumber seedlings were foliar-exposed to nCeO2, nCuO, and corresponding bulk counterparts at 50, 100, and 200mg/L. Respective suspensions/solutions were sprayed to experimental units in a volume of 250ml. Net photosynthesis rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), and transpiration rate (E) were measured 15days after treatment application and in 74day-old plants. Yield, fruit characteristics (size, weight, and firmness), Ce, Cu, and nutritional elements were also measured. Results showed a nano-specific decrement on Pn (22% and 30%) and E (11% and 17%) in seedling leaves exposed to nCeO2 and nCuO at 200mg/L, respectively, compared with control. nCeO2 at 50mg/L, bCeO2 at 200mg/L, and all Cu treatments, except nCuO at 100mg/L, significantly reduced fruit firmness (p≤0.05), compared with control. However, nCuO at 200mg/L and bCuO at 50mg/L significantly increased fruit fresh weight (p≤0.05). At 200mg/L, nCeO2 and bCeO2 reduced fruit Zn by 25%, while nCuO and bCuO reduced fruit Mo by 51% and 44%, respectively, compared with control. This study has shown that when the route of exposure is the foliage, differences in particle size are less significant, compared to root-based exposure. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report on the effect of foliar application of nCeO2 and nCuO upon yield and nutritional quality of cucumber.
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- Jie Hong
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Texas A&M Agrilife Research Center at El Paso, Texas A&M University System, 1380 A&M Circle, El Paso, TX 79927, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Texas A&M Agrilife Research Center at El Paso, Texas A&M University System, 1380 A&M Circle, El Paso, TX 79927, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; UC Center for Environmental Implication of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; UC Center for Environmental Implication of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States; UC Center for Environmental Implication of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W. Univ. Av., El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Majumdar S, Trujillo-Reyes J, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, White JC, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Cerium Biomagnification in a Terrestrial Food Chain: Influence of Particle Size and Growth Stage. Environ Sci Technol 2016; 50:6782-92. [PMID: 26690677 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Mass-flow modeling of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) indicates that a major fraction of released particles partition into soils and sediments. This has aggravated the risk of contaminating agricultural fields, potentially threatening associated food webs. To assess possible ENM trophic transfer, cerium accumulation from cerium oxide nanoparticles (nano-CeO2) and their bulk equivalent (bulk-CeO2) was investigated in producers and consumers from a terrestrial food chain. Kidney bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris var. red hawk) grown in soil contaminated with 1000-2000 mg/kg nano-CeO2 or 1000 mg/kg bulk-CeO2 were presented to Mexican bean beetles (Epilachna varivestis), which were then consumed by spined soldier bugs (Podisus maculiventris). Cerium accumulation in plant and insects was independent of particle size. After 36 days of exposure to 1000 mg/kg nano- and bulk-CeO2, roots accumulated 26 and 19 μg/g Ce, respectively, and translocated 1.02 and 1.3 μg/g Ce, respectively, to shoots. The beetle larvae feeding on nano-CeO2 exposed leaves accumulated low levels of Ce since ∼98% of Ce was excreted in contrast to bulk-CeO2. However, in nano-CeO2 exposed adults, Ce in tissues was higher than Ce excreted. Additionally, Ce content in tissues was biomagnified by a factor of 5.3 from the plants to adult beetles and further to bugs.
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- Sanghamitra Majumdar
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California's Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station , 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California's Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Environmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California's Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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Zuverza-Mena N, Armendariz R, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Radish Sprouts: Root Growth Reduction and Modifications in the Nutritional Value. Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:90. [PMID: 26909084 PMCID: PMC4754487 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Reports indicate that silver nanoparticles (nAg) are toxic to vegetation, but little is known about their effects in crop plants. This study examines the impacts of nAg on the physiology and nutritional quality of radish (Raphanus sativus) sprouts. Seeds were germinated and grown for 5 days in nAg suspensions at 0, 125, 250, and 500 mg/L. Seed germination and seedling growth were evaluated with traditional methodologies; the uptake of Ag and nutrients was quantified by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and changes in macromolecules were analyzed by infrared (IR) spectroscopy. None of the nAg concentrations reduced seed germination. However, the water content (% of the total weight) was reduced by 1.62, 1.65, and 2.54% with exposure to 125, 250, and 500 mg/L, respectively, compared with the control. At 500 mg/L, the root and shoot lengths were reduced by 47.7 and 40%, with respect to the control. The seedlings exposed to 500 mg/L had 901 ± 150 mg Ag/kg dry wt and significantly less Ca, Mg, B, Cu, Mn, and Zn, compared with the control. The infrared spectroscopy analysis showed changes in the bands corresponding to lipids (3000-2800 cm(-1)), proteins (1550-1530 cm(-1)), and structural components of plant cells such as lignin, pectin, and cellulose. These results suggest that nAg could significantly affect the growth, nutrient content and macromolecule conformation in radish sprouts, with unknown consequences for human health.
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- Nubia Zuverza-Mena
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology – The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology – The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
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- Chemistry Department, The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology – The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX, USA
- *Correspondence: Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey,
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Majumdar S, Almeida IC, Arigi EA, Choi H, VerBerkmoes NC, Trujillo-Reyes J, Flores-Margez JP, White JC, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Environmental Effects of Nanoceria on Seed Production of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): A Proteomic Analysis. Environ Sci Technol 2015; 49:13283-13293. [PMID: 26488752 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The rapidly growing literature on the response of edible plants to nanoceria has provided evidence of its uptake and bioaccumulation, which delineates a possible route of entry into the food chain. However, little is known about how the residing organic matter in soil may affect the bioavailability and resulting impacts of nanoceria on plants. Here, we examined the effect of nanoceria exposure (62.5-500 mg/kg) on kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) productivity and seed quality as a function of soil organic matter content. Cerium accumulation in the seeds produced from plants in organic matter enriched soil showed a dose-dependent increase, unlike in low organic matter soil treatments. Seeds obtained upon nanoceria exposure in soils with higher organic matter were more susceptible to changes in nutrient quality. A quantitative proteomic analysis of the seeds produced upon nanoceria exposure provided evidence for upregulation of stress-related proteins at 62.5 and 125 mg/kg nanoceria treatments. Although the plants did not exhibit overt toxicity, the major seed proteins primarily associated with nutrient storage (phaseolin) and carbohydrate metabolism (lectins) were significantly down-regulated in a dose dependent manner upon nanoceria exposure. This study thus suggests that nanoceria exposures may negatively affect the nutritional quality of kidney beans at the cellular and molecular level. More confirmatory studies with nanoceria along different species using alternative and orthogonal "omic" tools are currently under active investigation, which will enable the identification of biomarkers of exposure and susceptibility.
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- Sanghamitra Majumdar
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , El Paso, Texas United States
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System , Singapore
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez , Departamento de Química y Biología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Anillo envolvente PRONAF y Estocolmo, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 32310, México
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , El Paso, Texas United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave., El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN) , El Paso, Texas United States
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Du W, Gardea-Torresdey JL, Ji R, Yin Y, Zhu J, Peralta-Videa JR, Guo H. Physiological and Biochemical Changes Imposed by CeO2 Nanoparticles on Wheat: A Life Cycle Field Study. Environ Sci Technol 2015; 49:11884-11893. [PMID: 26368651 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Interactions of nCeO2 with plants have been mostly evaluated at seedling stage and under controlled conditions. In this study, the effects of nCeO2 at 0 (control), 100 (low), and 400 (high) mg/kg were monitored for the entire life cycle (about 7 months) of wheat plants grown in a field lysimeter. Results showed that at high concentration nCeO2 decreased the chlorophyll content and increased catalase and superoxide dismutase activities, compared with control. Both concentrations changed root and leaf cell microstructures by agglomerating chromatin in nuclei, delaying flowering by 1 week, and reduced the size of starch grains in endosperm. Exposed to low concentration produced embryos with larger vacuoles, while exposure to high concentration reduced number of vacuoles, compared with control. There were no effects on the final biomass and yield, Ce concentration in shoots, as well as sugar and starch contents in grains, but grain protein increased by 24.8% and 32.6% at 100 and 400 mg/kg, respectively. Results suggest that more field life cycle studies are needed in order to better understand the effects of nCeO2 in crop plants.
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- Wenchao Du
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210046, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science , Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), The University of Texas at El Paso , El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210046, China
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Zuverza-Mena N, Medina-Velo IA, Barrios AC, Tan W, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Copper nanoparticles/compounds impact agronomic and physiological parameters in cilantro (Coriandrum sativum). Environ Sci Process Impacts 2015; 17:1783-93. [PMID: 26311125 DOI: 10.1039/c5em00329f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
The environmental impacts of Cu-based nanoparticles (NPs) are not well understood. In this study, cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) was germinated and grown in commercial potting mix soil amended with Cu(OH)2 (Kocide and CuPRO), nano-copper (nCu), micro-copper (μCu), nano-copper oxide (nCuO), micro-copper oxide (μCuO) and ionic Cu (CuCl2) at either 20 or 80 mg Cu per kg. In addition to seed germination and plant elongation, relative chlorophyll content and micro and macroelement concentrations were determined. At both concentrations, only nCuO, μCuO, and ionic Cu, showed statistically significant reductions in germination. Although compared with control, the relative germination was reduced by ∼50% with nCuO at both concentrations, and by ∼40% with μCuO, also at both concentrations, the difference among compounds was not statistically significant. Exposure to μCuO at both concentrations and nCu at 80 mg kg(-1) significantly reduced (p≤ 0.05) shoot elongation by 11% and 12.4%, respectively, compared with control. Only μCuO at 20 mg kg(-1) significantly reduced (26%) the relative chlorophyll content, compared with control. None of the treatments increased root Cu, but all of them, except μCuO at 20 mg kg(-1), significantly increased shoot Cu (p≤ 0.05). Micro and macro elements B, Zn, Mn, Ca, Mg, P, and S were significantly reduced in shoots (p≤ 0.05). Similar results were observed in roots. These results showed that Cu-based NPs/compounds depress nutrient element accumulation in cilantro, which could impact human nutrition.
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- Nubia Zuverza-Mena
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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Rico CM, Barrios AC, Tan W, Rubenecia R, Lee SC, Varela-Ramirez A, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Physiological and biochemical response of soil-grown barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) to cerium oxide nanoparticles. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:10551-8. [PMID: 25735245 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4243-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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A soil microcosm study was performed to examine the impacts of cerium oxide nanoparticles (nCeO2) on the physiology, productivity, and macromolecular composition of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). The plants were cultivated in soil treated with nCeO2 at 0, 125, 250, and 500 mg kg(-1) (control, nCeO2-L, nCeO2-M, and nCeO2-H, respectively). Accumulation of Ce in leaves/grains and its effects on plant stress and nutrient loading were analyzed. The data revealed that nCeO2-H promoted plant development resulting in 331 % increase in shoot biomass compared with the control. nCeO2 treatment modified the stress levels in leaves without apparent signs of toxicity. However, plants exposed to nCeO2-H treatment did not form grains. Compared with control, nCeO2-M enhanced grain Ce accumulation by as much as 294 % which was accompanied by remarkable increases in P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Zn, Cu, and Al. Likewise, nCeO2-M enhanced the methionine, aspartic acid, threonine, tyrosine, arginine, and linolenic acid contents in the grains by up to 617, 31, 58, 141, 378, and 2.47 % respectively, compared with the rest of the treatments. The findings illustrate the beneficial and harmful effects of nanoceria in barley.
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- Cyren M Rico
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Avenue, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA
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